# ITOCHU International

> ITOCHU International is a VC fund in New York backing Security, Software and Recycling. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Sep 2023
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/itochu-international-inc-/
- Website: https://www.itochu.com/

ITOCHU International is a VC fund in New York focused on Security and Software. ITOCHU International Inc. is the North American flagship company of the ITOCHU Group. ITOCHU provides trading services for more than 20,000 items and manages a portfolio of more than 40 group companies. Headquartered in midtown Manhattan, ITOCHU has offices from coast to coast in the United States, as well as operations in Canada and Mexico,employing approximately 200 employees. Its subsidiaries employ thousands more. ITOCHU operates in a wide variety of businesses, with particular strength in the machinery, energy & chemicals, electronics, food, forest products, chemicals, and textiles sectors.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Security | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Recycling | 1 | 50% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 50% |
| Wood Processing | 1 | 50% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finland | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Paptic | Paptic is manufacturing company that revolutionizes environmental new material, wood-based renewable and recyclable products replacing paper and plastic. Paptic Ltd was April 2015. The company is based in Espoo, Finland and employs today 10 persons. | $30.2M | Series A | Sep 04, 2023 |  |
| Silversky | As companies struggle with the increasing security requirements placed on their information-intensive businesses, SilverSky’s cloud-based security solutions simultaneously reduce cost, manage complexity and master all compliance requirements from a single powerful platform. Guided by a mission to simplify how customers secure their most importantinformation, SilverSky creates solutions that enable clients pursue business ambitions without having to worry about security. Operated by leading thinkers in the security industry, SilverSky has realized the promise of cloud security solutions – simple, manageable, cost effective. For years, SilverSky has been recognized as a leading managed services provider of business email and network security services. They have hosted, secured and monitored the information assets of thousands of large enterprises and highly regulated businesses using their proprietary security software. As one of the industry’s most trusted managed services provider, SilverSky has built solutions that satisfy the world’s most demanding regulators and auditors. | $31.5M | Corporate Round | Oct 20, 2021 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Ecolab](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ecolab) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Emerald Technology Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emerald-technology-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [European Circular Bioeconomy Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/european-circular-bioeconomy-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [UB FIGG](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ub-figg) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does ITOCHU International invest in?

ITOCHU International invests primarily in Security, Software and Recycling startups, most often at Series A and Corporate Round stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Finland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did ITOCHU International last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for ITOCHU International closed in Sep 2023. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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